Nazi anthem sung by Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty has said sorry after being asked to leavethe stage in Germany for performing a verse of the national anthem with Nazi connotations. The 30-year-old singer was booed after singing Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles.

The concert in Munich on Saturday was also broadcast live on Bavarian radio. A spokesperson for Doherty said he was not aware of the controversy about the anthem’s rarely used first verse.And that he deeply apologises if he has caused any offence.

The first verse of Germany’s national anthem translates as Germany; Germany above everything has been ignored since the fall of the Third Reich. And the third verse begins Unity and justice and liberty for the German fatherland, has been used since East and West Germany joined in 1990.

Fans can be heard reacting angrily to the lyrics, which were dropped after World War II. Doherty performed five more songs before being ushered from the stage. To read more on this story go to guardian.co.uk.